This post goes out to everyone who has done at least one internship in their life, that is to say, to probably nine out of every ten people. Remember all those hours copying documents and running errands, while also trying to learn something useful in the industry? Yeah, so do I. But if you are that one person out of ten who has never been an intern, should I congratulate you or should I be sorry for you? Frankly speaking, I don’t even know.
What is an internship, you ask? Internships are not the same as summer jobs. You take up a summer job for some extra cash, and often, though not necessarily, it is not connected to your college degree. Internships for students are supposed to help you get a better understanding of your chosen field, get some experience, and meet some people. If you can also earn a bit while getting your feet wet in the industry, that’s great. However, bear in mind that not every company pays their interns, claiming that the experience they get should be enough of a remuneration. By the way, do you agree with unpaid internship positions?
Not every company makes internships about spending most of your day at the copy machine though. Those who understand the value of new team members will provide really great internship opportunities so that once your internship is over, you will be able to become a valued member of the team and will actually be willing to accept the offer.
Enjoy some internship jokes that will remind you of your intern days or help you get through your current internship. Share your best and worst internship experiences in the comments.
#1
Job opening: "We are looking for a Junior worker with experience as a Senior worker with the pay of an intern."
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#2
It's only an unpaid internship if you don't steal enough office supplies.
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#3
The intern dialed the wrong number by mistake and called the boss: "Hey, send a coffee in my cabin in 2 minutes."
Boss (shouting): "Do you know who you are talking to?"
Intern: "No!"
Boss: "I'm the boss!"
Intern (in the same tone): "Do you know who you are talking to?"
Boss (puzzled): "No!"
Intern: "Thank God!"
Boss (shouting): "Do you know who you are talking to?"
Intern: "No!"
Boss: "I'm the boss!"
Intern (in the same tone): "Do you know who you are talking to?"
Boss (puzzled): "No!"
Intern: "Thank God!"
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#4
The internship has become a code word for "Job that requires the same basic qualifications but that we can get away with paying less or nothing for."
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#5
"Once I was interviewing for an internship that I was super excited about and when my interviewer asked me, "Why do you want to work here?" I choked and couldn't speak for like 10 seconds because I had like 50 reasons I wanted to say at once and she laughed and hired me."
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#6
Every new inter: "I'm not sure who my boss is and at this point, I'm too afraid to ask."
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#7
The internship is when you pretend to be busy and get caught.
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#8
The internship requires previous internship experience.
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#9
What is the most common intern question?
"Should I stay late? Am I allowed to leave?"
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#10
You are not a helpless intern. You are a problem-solver-in-training.
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#11
Interviewer: "You're asking a pretty high salary for someone with no experience."
Intern: "Well, this job is going to be super hard since I don't know what I am doing."
Intern: "Well, this job is going to be super hard since I don't know what I am doing."
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#12
"I plugged out the main server in order to plug in phone charger."
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#13
Boss to an intern: “Do you believe in life after death?”
Intern: “Certainly not! There’s no proof of it.”
Boss: “Well, there is now. After you left early yesterday to go to your uncle’s funeral, he came here looking for you."
Intern: “Certainly not! There’s no proof of it.”
Boss: “Well, there is now. After you left early yesterday to go to your uncle’s funeral, he came here looking for you."
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#14
"I always tell the story about me getting fired from "Jimmy Johns" for laughs but it's actually not funny! I was working there to do an unpaid media internship and worse than losing the min wage check I lost the free sandwich every day which was a guaranteed meal."
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#15
The difference between an internship and slavery is that internship requires 5+ years of experience and a master's degree.
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#16
Practice makes perfect, but if nobody’s perfect, why practice?
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#17
"When I make a mistake, I am a stupid intern. When my boss makes a mistake, he’s only human."
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#18
Intern - an affordable alternative to an expensive employee.
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#19
"Funny story, literally went up to the job interview and told them straight up how I didn’t want that job since it didn’t go with my professional degree. Came out of an internship interview and the job guy called me up saying that they hire me."
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#20
The most important task of your internship may be to copy and paste.
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